PP傲慢和偏見簡介英國文學(xué)

PP高傲與偏見簡介英國文學(xué)Thehousewhereshelived,Chawton,HampshireJaneAusten’sHouseatChawtonPersuasion1818Emma1816NorthangerAbbey1818

Majorworks

HerliteraryachievementsMansfieldPark1814PrideandPrejudice1813SenseandSensibility1811Sense&SensibilityMansfieldParkEmmaPersuasionNorthangerAbbeyPride&Prejudice

Shewrote6novels:“SenseandSensibility”《理智與情感》（1811）“PrideandPrejudice”《高傲與偏見》（1813）“MansfieldPark”《曼斯菲爾德莊園》（1814）“Emma”《艾瑪》（1816）“NorthangerAbbey”《諾桑覺寺》（1818）“Persuasion”《勸導(dǎo)》（1818）Austen’sWritingFeaturesInstyle,sheisaneoclassicaladvocator,upholdingthosetraditionalideasoforder,reason,proportionandgracefulnessinnovelwriting.Shebelievesinthepredominanceofreasonoverpassion,thesenseofresponsibility,goodmannersandclear-sightedjudgmentsovertheRomantictendenciesofemotionandindividualityAusten’sliteraryconcernAusten’smainliteraryconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirpersonalrelationships.Austenshowsahumanbeingnotatmomentsofcrisis,butinthemosttrivialincidentsofeverydaylife.Austenisparticularlypreoccupiedwiththerelationshipbetweenmenandwomeninlove.Storiesofloveandmarriageprovidethemajorthemesinallhernovels.(marryformaterialwealthandsocialposition;marryforbeautyandpassion;marryfortruelove)Austen’sliteraryconcernAsanovelistJaneAustenwriteswithinaverynarrowsphere.

Thesubjectmatter,thecharacterrange,thephysicalsetting,socialsetting,andplotsareallrestrictedtotheprovincialorvillagelifeofthe19thcenturyEngland.(somefamilythings,dancingparties,teaparties,picnicsandgossips).Butwithaclosestudyofthecharactersandsetting,shecanportraythemwithabsoluteaccuracyandsureness.Shedepictedtheeverydaylifeofthefamiliesofbiggerorsmallerlandlordsandclergymen,withtheinterestcenteredchieflyupontheloveandmarriageoftheyoungandthenot-so-youngfolk,describingindetailtheirordinaryconversations,walks,drives,teas,dances,visits,picnics,journeysandothercommonactivities.

WalterScottpraisedher:“ThatyoungladyhasatalentfordescribingtheinvolvementsandfeelingsandcharactersofordinarylifewhichistomethemostwonderfulIevermetwith.Thebig-wowstrainIcandomyself,likeanynowgoing;buttheexquisitetouchwhichrendersordinarycommonplacethingsandcharactersinterestingfromthetruthofthedescriptionandthesentiment,isdeniedtome.Whatapitysuchagiftedcreaturediedsoearly!”

PrideandPrejudice

wasfirstwritteninthelate1700's,thenrewrittenin1811-1812andfinallypublishedinearly1813.PrideandPrejudice,originallyentitledFirstImpressions,isthestoryofayounggirlwhorejectsanofferofmarriagebecausetheyoungnoblemanwhomakesithasbeenrudetoherfamily.MrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovedmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.Discussion:

JaneAusten’soriginaltitleforthenovelwasFirstImpressions.WhatroledofirstimpressionsplayinPrideandPrejudice?CHARACTERSThecentralmalecharacter.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Initially,heconsidersElizabethhissocialinferior,unworthyofhisattention,buthefindsthat,despitehisinclinations,hecannotdenyhisfeelingsforElizabeth.HisinitialproposalofmarriageisrejectedbecauseofhisprideandElizabeth'sprejudiceagainsthim;however,attheendofthenovel,aftertheirrelationshiphasblossomed,heishappilyengagedtoElizabeth.Mr.DarcyElizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldwhenthestorybegins.Inadditiontobeingherfather'sfavourite,Elizabethischaracterizedasasensible,yetstubborn,woman.Misledbyhiscoldoutwardbehaviour,ElizabethoriginallyholdsMr.Darcyincontempt.However,herrealizationofDarcy’sessentialgoodnesseventuallytriumphsoverherinitialprejudiceagainsthim.ElizabethBennetMrBennetMrsBennetJaneBennet(22)ElizabethBennet(20)LydiaBennet(15)MaryBennet(17)KittyBennet(16)TheBennetChapterOneMr.BingleycomestoNetherfieldPark,anestateintheneighborhoodwheretheBennetslive.TheexcitementintheBennetfamily.Mrs.BenneturgesherhusbandtocallonMr.Bingleyimmediately.

“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”

但凡有錢旳單身漢，總想娶位太太，這已經(jīng)成了一條舉世公認(rèn)旳真理。Doyouagreewiththestatement?Whatistherelationshipbetweenmoneyandmarriage?Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,ShehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyofShehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.

ThefirstsentenceThepreoccupationwithsociallyadvantageousmarriageinthe19thcenturyEnglandsocietymanifestsitselfinthefirstsentence,becauseinclaimingthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife,thenarratorrevealsthatthereverseisalsotrue:asinglewoman,especiallytheonenotinpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbein(perhapsdesperate)wantofa(wealthy)husband.Rhetoricallyspeaking,thesentenceisanirony.Thereisanironicdifferencebetweentheformalmannerofthestatementandtheultimatemeaningofthesentence.Mr.Bennetisaveryamiableandsomewhateccentricman,buthehasabitinglysarcastichumourandcanonlyderiveamusementfromhis"nervous"wifeMr.Bennetquick-minded,sarcastic,humorous,reserved,capricious.Noisyandfoolish,sheisawomanconsumedbythedesiretoseeherdaughtersmarriedandseemstocarefornothingelseintheworld.Austenuseshercontinuallytohighlightthenecessityofmarriageforyoungwomen.Mrs.BennetAwomanofmeanunderstanding,tittleinformation,anduncertaintemper.IronyIrony—theuseofwordstoexpresssomethingotherthan,oroppositeof,theliteralmeaningThreekindsofironyare（1）verbalirony;（2）dramaticirony;（3）situationalirony.PrideandPrejudice

isamodelworkofJaneAusten’ssuccessfulemploymentofirony.Ironyplaysadecisivepartincharacterizationaswellasinplotdevelopment.Irony(反諷)Thefirstsentencerevealsthatthereverseisalsotrue:asinglewoman,whosesociallyprescribedoptionsarequitelimited,isin(perhapsdesperate)wantofahusband.Mr.BennetcountersMrs.Bennet’stalkwithmildlysarcasticstatements,themockingtoneofwhichMrs.Bennetcompletelymisses.Irony(反諷)AsinmanyofAusten’sothernovels,ironyisemployedinPrideandPrejudiceasthelensthroughwhichsocietyandhumannatureareviewed.Throughthenovel,Austenstudiessocialrelationshipsinthelimitedsocietyofacountryneighbourhoodandinvestigatesthemindetailwithanoftenironicandhumorouseye.PrideandPrejudiceThethemesofthenovelWomen,Patriarchyand

PropertyRights“Entailment”[律](不動(dòng)產(chǎn))繼承人之限制determinedhowpropertyw